Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion is an 1892 Flemish Renaissance mansion, constructed for beer baron Captain Frederick Pabst with 37 rooms, 12 bathrooms, and 14 fireplaces, completely wired for electricity, had full indoor plumbing, and cutting edge central heating, complete with 16 thermostats.

Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin features interactive exhibits, laboratories and areas to explore energy, water and modern medicine with lots of high-tech resources used to transport guests into virtual simulations. Marine and fresh water aquariums mimic environments from Wisconsin to the Caribbean.

Milwaukee Public Museum has over 5 million exhibits ranging from dinosaurs and bugs, to life in a European Village and life in turn-of-the-century Milwaukee. There’s a butterfly pavilion, a two-story rain forest, decorative arts from various periods of history, and exhibits about Native American Indians, pre-Columbian times, the Arctic and Asia.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church is one of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s last projects; the circular domed church was designed to resemble the Greek Orthodox cross.

Saint Joan of Arc Chapel is believed to be the only medieval building in the Western Hemisphere still used in its original capacity. The chapel contains a stone that was kissed by Joan of Arc before she died and is colder to touch than all the other stones, according to legend.

Milwaukee Art Museum with ancient Greek artifacts, medieval and renaissance paintings and textiles, modern American and European sculpture, paintings, and video installments, plus folk art from around the world, this is truly a premier collection.

Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (The Domes) offers visitors a look at the flora that thrives in different climates in three 85- foot high, dome-shaped glass greenhouses.

Kettle Moraine State Forest — Northern Unit encompasses about 30000 acres of forests, hills, lakes, and interesting glacial formations with a wealth of activities: hiking and bicycling on over 130 miles of trails, camping, fishing, canoeing, horseback riding, cross country skiing and snowshoeing.

Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art with over 4300 works, the museum can display only a portion of the collection at any given time, but some of the highlights include works by Jacob Lawrence, Max Lieberman and Salvador Dali. Special exhibits have featured pieces by Marc Chagall and Auguste Rodin.

Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum built in 1923 in the style of a 16th-century Italian villa, features original furnishings, art and antiques, including a wonderful collection of cast and wrought iron works by noted Milwaukee blacksmith Cyril Colnik. Designed by noted landscape architect Ruth Standish Nichols, the lovely grounds were based on an actual Italian garden.

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